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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1923-09-07

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1923-09-07, page 01

Central Ohio's Onl}f
Jetoish Newspaper Reaching Every Home
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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPEk FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Daioted to Jlmerican ¦ and Jewish Ideah
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Vohiiiio \']—• No. 16
COLUMI'.u.s. oincl si':i'TiQnii':R 7, 19^3
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
JEWISH LEADERS ADOPT NEW PLAN TO SUPPORT U. OF A. H.C.
SYNAGOGUES DAMAGED
BY STUDENT RIOTERS
$500,000 Required Annually to Maintain Religious and Edu¬ cational Activities
ONLY $300,000 FROM ITS
REGULAR SOURCES
NliW YORK.—Wider and more democratic participation in the support of the Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations is the aim of a ".Synagogue Income Tax"—a uniciue plan for finan¬ cing the Union, which was proposed here ycstOrday at a meeting of the Com¬ mittee on Apportioitmenl of Budget of the Union at the Harmony Club. The new plan, vifhich aims lo eliminate an¬ nual drives, is an attempt to shift the burden of finances from the'hidividual to the congregation and is one of the most radical changes ever made in the administration of the internal affairs of the Union, since its inception fifty years ago as an organization for the consolidation and strengthening of American Reform Judaism. The plan was first suggested at the recent Golden Jubilee Convention of the Unioij held in New York, and having been worked out in detail, is meeting with enthusias¬ tic approval from the congregations throughout-the United States which are affiliated with the Union.
Under the new plan when it is eventually adopted by the*congregations, •each synagogue that is affiliated with the Union will be asked to contribute annually toward the budget of the organization a percentage of its total annual income. What' this percentage will be has not yet been determined At present, the Union secures its funds in a variety of ways, chiefly by the in¬ dividual annual membership of men and women who are congregational mem¬ bers. Drives and special donations will be necessary to help cover its present deficit. The sum of $-")00,()00 is required annually lo maintain the religious and educational activities of the^ organiza¬ tion, and only about S!!M(),000 is ob- fained'"" yearly "ifom""!!"?-" Tegular' re¬ sources.
In establishing this plan of financing, the cominittee hopes that it is setting a precedent which will be followed by other national organizations, both Jew¬ ish and non-Jewish, With this new financial plan in operation, it is expected that a most serious hiterest in the ac¬ tivity of the Unioii will be taken by congregational members and with the cessation of continual pleadings and beggings for funds, bigger opportunities for development of larger religious pro¬ grams among the Jews of Aincrica will be afforded. On the Commiltee of Ap¬ portionments of the Union are leading Jews of America. Jacob W. Mack of Cincinnati is chairman, and among those present at the nieeting were Charles Shohl, president of the Union,. David A. Brown of Detroit, Ludwi.^ Vogel¬ stein of New York, and Rabbi George Zepin of Cincinnati, executive secretary.
"The Union "should legitimately look to the congregations rather than to the individuals in those congregations for its support," said Mr.. Mack. "It must be borne in mind that this is an organ¬ ization Of congregations, a union for strengthening of Judaism. The benefits of the Union activities, — its publica¬ tions, its prog;rams, its reiterated ap¬ peals to American Jewry for revival of Jewish devotion to its faith, its rab¬ binical college, and teachers training school-^all these things arc benefits act¬ ing directly upon the congregations. Therefore, we feel that upon them we must place the burden of financing the Union. The individual who pays an annual subscription to the Union may or may not have an enduring interest in it. His intention may be purely philanthi'opic, coming from a sense of duty toward his co-religionists, rather than personal relationship to our work.
"In determining the basis df congrega- tionaltaxation, we decided that the fair¬ est plan would be one based upon the ¦wealth of the synagogue, rather than upon its membership or on;,any otljer basis,
"In deciding on this tax as it must ' eventually become when it is included 111 the congregational constitutions as well as in the constitution of the Union, we are only following the example of our government, of democratic govern- r'ments everywhere, for Democracy hieaiiis the equal sharing of responsibili¬ ties as "well as privileges. We believe that this IS . the first religiouS'phi- lanthropic organization, at any rate the first Jewish organization, to follow the federal government's principles of taxa¬ tion for carrying on its work. That our affiliated groups are welcoming this emergence from the parochial to the national status, is evidenced by the fact that many congregations are planning • (^Cottcluded on Page 2.)
\',VCH.'\RESr, (]. T. A.).—The siiiagogues of Jassy were damaged' and plundered during the attack by students in till" Jewish (|uarter, say reports fioiii Jassy supiiknieiiliiig those previously received. T'he synagogues shared tile fate of the Jewish residences whicli were pillaged.
The initiator of llic excesses, it is Icanu'd. is Professor Careanu who has been arrested. Minister of Education .•\inhelescue returned to Bucharest and announced sttps would be laken to punish the rioters.
oxfm!«ii!Oi!ixami^^
Poland Proposes to Reduce Number of Visas to Jews
Government to Base Plan on Percentage of Jews to
Population <
AUSTRIA HAKENKREUZLER RANKS REPORTED SPLIT
WARSAW, (J. T. A.).—Deplaring that the Government of the United Stages intends cutting the Polish im¬ migration quota because the majority of immigrants co;ning from Poland are Jews, the Kurjer Polski asserts the Polish authorities propose to reduce the number of visas to Jews to conform with the percentage they constitute in Poland's whole population.
The Kurjer points out that last year, out of a total of !)0,000 who emigrated to .\merica from Poland, there were 70,000 Jews admitted to t|ie United Stales and only •20,000 Christians..
The Government is urged by this newspaper to proceed with the elabora¬ tion of a plan for the limiting of Jew¬ ish emigrants "before .\mcrica closes its door to all Polish emigrants."
VIENNA, (J. T. A.).—A crisis has b:en precipitated in the .\ustrina anti- S:mitic Hakenkreuzler organization with the resigation of President Riehl of-the $wastika-and--the-divJKiop ot-tnt organization into two 'factions, one urg¬ ing political methods arid the other more direct force.
One of the factions also demands that the Hakenkreuzler proclaim its inde¬ pendence from the Munich anti-Semitic group led by .A,dolph Hitler, leader of the Bavarian Fascisti. i The official organ of the Haken¬ kreuzler, in its current issue, publiiihes the following new slogan: "No ballots, but bullets; no votes, but storm troops."
There have been recent rumors that the Hakenkreuzler chief had arranged at a conference in Salzberg with the I-Iitleriles that lO.OtiO .-\ustrian ex- soliiiers were to be offered Hitler in the event the Bavarian Fascisti leader starts another "putsch" against the Ger¬ man Reich. It is not known.what ef¬ fect the splitting of the Hakenkreuzlers will have on this plan.
Vienna anli-Seniitic circles lately had been concentrating their efforts under the leadership of Riehl towards obtain- m'i a majority in the forthcoming elec¬ tions for the local town council.
JOHANNESBURG, (J. T. A.).— The fifth Congress of the South .Af¬ rican Jewish Board of Deputies ifnani- niously adopted a resolution protesting against the restrictions upon immigration which, it is charged, are mainly applied to Jews.
Prior to the adoption of this reso¬ lution a report was presented by Mr. Hersch of Johnannesburg, showing the authorities applied to Jewish immigrants from -Europe the section of the im¬ migration act relating to the exclusion of Asiatics. This, Mr. Hersch, de¬ clared, practically suspended nil immi¬ gration of Jiws.
From January to March, 1923, only 10 Jewish immigrants were admitted. During April and May a total of 21 were permitted to enter. The total of Europeans admitted is 1,2'18, he de¬ clared.
LODZ, (J. T. A.).—A new anti- Semitic poster has made it? appearance here. It depicts a, spider, which is dubbed Palestine, seeking^ to wrap its coils around the Polish Eagle.. The poster is to be seen in all parts of the :city.
I
ANNOUNCEMENT
m Bew |?cav (Issue
of the
OHIO: JEWISH CHRONICLE
"Columhas and Ceni'alOhio's grcalesl Wcekjy" Will reach t^vje, y Jowiah home
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTElmER llth
H 1bapp)2 Bi^w 15ear to^ou
CABINET REFUSES MORE
POWER TO SAMUEL
I LONDON, fJ. T. A.).—The request, I of Sir Herbert Samuel that wider j powers he conferred upon him and the' .'Xdniiiiislration in Palestiiie has been \ declined, according lo the Cairo corre- t spondeiit of the Daily Express. The correspondent asserts that the Arab Delegation has ascertained in official quarters that the British High Coni- nlissioner while on leave in London had asked the Government to give him greater Ice-way, but that the Cabinet refused.
IMMIGRANTS AN ASSET TO U.S. SAYS JEWISH PUBLISHER.
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PLAN OF JEWISH ;
ARCHITECT GETS PRIZES
BERLIN, (J. T. A.).—Herr Mendel¬ sohn, the noted Jewish architect of Ber¬ lin, has been awarded the first prize fjir the best architectual plan, for the laj;- out of the business section of Haifft, Palestine. Word of the selection .^f Mendelsohn's plan was received here today. ' .|
Herr Mendelsohn was the designer fJf the famous Potsdam tow<ir. The se¬ lection in the Haifa case was made By a mixed commission of Jews iind AraQi.
GERMAN TERRORIST TO ; DIE FOR PAL'S MURDER
i' MUNICH, (J. T. A.).—The People?.?
Court here today imposed the' dea$^
sentence upon the young nationali'si
Zweng'auer who was tried and io\xM
•guilty of the murder of Baur, a young
student. ' \.',
The murderer, according to cvidencft
was a member of a terrorist gang iled
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by Ruge, a notorious anti-Semite. At a meeting on February ll}, Ruge ex¬ horted the eighty members present to make it their mission to each assassinate at least one prominent German Jew. Baur, it was disclosed during the trial, was for some reason suspected of wavering in his purpose and Zwengauer was ordered by Ruge to execute thp stu¬ dent.
Ruge, who was also tried, was ac¬ quitted of the murder charge because of lack of evidence, but was sentenced to one year's imprisonment on the charge having instigated the murder of Jews.
Morris Weinberg, of the Day Re¬ ports to Secretary of Labor
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DESCRIBES IMMIGRATION SITUATION IN EUROPE
Jews in Army^ Navy, to Get Furloughs For the Holidays
Soldiers and Sailors Can Go
Home on Rosh Hashonah
and Yom Kippur
SECRETARY WEEKS
, ISSUES ORDER
MALARIA EPIDEMIC
IN WHITE RUSSIA
WARSAW, (J. T. A.).—A carload of quinine was dispatched today from the stores of the Joint Distribution Committee here to the Committee's of¬ fices in Minsk, following the receipt of telegraphic requests for a large con¬ signment of the drug to fight the ma¬ laria epidemic which is rapidly spread¬ ing throughout' White Russia.
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I ELECTED SPIRITUAL LEADER
I OF TIFERETH ISRAEL CONG.
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The re-election of Rabbi Benjamin Werne as spiritual leader of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue by the board of directors has been unanimously confirmed al a general congregational meeting held Sunday, September 2nd.
The officers and directors of the con¬ gregation have -noted that during his brief ministry thp forces heretofore
scattered have been merged into one, lo the end that the congregation gives promise for the coming year of activi¬ ties which in their nature and extent will far surpass all those of previous years. Tlirough his inspiring lectures, he has shown the path which unites the traditional spirit of Judaism and rnodern culture into oiie harmonious vvhole.
COLUMBUS TALMUD TORAH ACKNOWLEDGES DONORS
ARCHITECTS HAIFA * PLAN WINS PRIZE
BERLIN, (J. T. A.).—Herr Mendel¬ sohn, the architect who built the famous Einstein observation tower at Potsdam, has been informed that the Prize Court established to examine plans for the business section.of Haifa has awarded him the first prize for. his design of the commercial district of this harbor city. ,'¦¦..¦¦
The following is a list, of donators at the Slum Hasefer held August 26, 1!)23: Mr. Beim, .$.W; Mr. Grundstein, $-10; L. J. Seff, *32; Mr. Solove, $30; B; Stein, ,$37; M. Pass, $25; Mrs. Green¬ berg, .5!'2(); A. W. Leyinson, $27.50; C. Furman, $23; Mr. Bogatin, $25; N. Dan¬ ziger, $1!); John Thall, $20; B. F. Levin¬ son, $17; Mr. Kobacker, $10; Mr. Segal, $10; Sam Beriiii, $15; A. Cohen, $10; Mr. Blasberg, $15; Mr. Bornstein, $10; Mr. Gordon (Circleville), $10; Mr. Shatzberg, $10; A .Goldberg, $23; J. Rotman, $10; Mr. Brenner, $5; S. Blas¬ berg, $5; J. Schottenstein, $5; N. Fin¬ kelstein, $i); M. Luper, $5; J. Yenkin, $5; M. Greenstein, $5; J. Weisberg, $5; Louis Luper, $0; Sam .Cohen, $5; J.
Krakowitz, $5;' Mr. Shustick,' $5; Dr. Abrams, $0; Mr. Jashenowsky, $5; Mr. Mellman, $0; Mr. Berlin, $5; Mr. Moler (Lancaster), $5; Mr. Schrciber, $7; A. Kauffman, $5; Sarah Silberstein, $5; Mr. Cohen (Cincinnati), $5; Mr. Tuscii- bant, $^^1; Mr. Brief, $3.5'0; Mr. Schnei¬ der, $3; Mr; Bender, $3; Mr. Levinson, $;!; Mr. Glassman, $3; Mr, Kesselman, $3; Mr. Robins, $3; Mr. White, .$3; Sophia Goldberg, $3; R. Wolman, $2; P. Wolman, $2; Mr. Blatt, $4; Mr. Topolowsky, $2; Mr. Moss, $2; Mr Sehall, $2; M>. Crouse, $1; Carl Ber¬ man, $1; Mr. Friedland, $1; Mr. Ro¬ manoff, $1; A, Seff, $1; Mr. Kriss, ,$1 Mr. Kauffman, $1; Ivreeyoh Society for Cakes, $70:ca; Total, $740.66.
We wish to again express our thanks to each and eyerypne-of (the contribu¬ tors. The Columbus Hebrew School.
NEW YORK.—In response to the request of the Jewish Welfare Board, the Secretary of War has issued in¬ structions to the army, and the acting chief of the Bureau of Navigation has issued instructions to the navy, to the effect that Jewish men in the service be |;rantcd furloughs wherever fiossible to enable them to observe the New Year (Rosh Hashonah), and thp Day of .Monement (Yom Kippur.)
The text of Secretary Weeks' instruc¬ tions is as follows:
"The Secretary of War desires, in order to permit soldJers of the Jew¬ ish faith to participate in the celebra¬ tion of High Holy Days (Rosh Ha¬ shonah), beginning at sundown, Mon¬ day, September 10, 192.3, and.continuing until .sundown Wednesday, September 12, 1022, and of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), beginning at sundown of Wednesday, September 10, 1023, and continuing until sundown Thursday, September 20, 1923, that members of thai: "faith b'e"grafite"d" furlough's for s'uch time as necessary to permit them to be at their homes, when practical, or at places where these celebrations are held, from September 9 to September 14; and from September 18 to 21, 1923, provided 110 interference with the public service is occasioned thereby."
The instructions 'issued by the Navy Department are to the same effect, and it is expected that the U. S. Veterans' Bureau, will also issue a circular letter, granting leave to those men whose physical condition permits to go home.
.'Accordingly, .a large number of the soldiers, sailors, marines and disabled veterans will be able to observe these Holy Days < with their families at home. For those men who will not be able to leave their posts, the board has made arrangements for hospitality, in¬ cluding meals and lodging in communi¬ ties adjacent to the camps and hospitals, for the attendance at religious services. Special provisions will be made for dis¬ abled men, who will be visited .by volun¬ teer committees and the field representa¬ tives of the board. Arrangements for the observance of the High Holy Days have already been made for the ,mcn in outlying stations, comprising China, Ma¬ nila, Hawaii, Panama and Haiti, by the representatives of the board. Prayer books for thp High Holy Days are being distributed, as are also New Year greeting cards • for correspondence with relatives and friends.'
90,000 JEWS IN CREDIT
SOCIETIES OF POLAND
PARIS, (J. T. .A..).—According to the latest report of the Ica, the Associa¬ tion supports two hundred and thirty- five Jewish credit societies in Poland, with a membership of ninety thousand. Three milliard marks have-been placed at the disposail of these institutions,
In the provinces of Vilna-aiid Grodno the Ica also. advanced loans to Jewish agricultural laborers to acquire land.
LITHUANIA'S PREMIER
URGES HARMONY
KOWNO, (J. T, A.).—Speaking at the opening on Sunday of the agricul¬ tural exhibit. Prime Minister Galyanow ski made a bid for the friendship of all minority nationalities ih Lithuania "The cornerstone of Lithuania's internal policy is the social harmony of all na tionalities composing the Lithuanian state," the Premier declared.
Leaders of the minority nationalities are disposed to interpret this as meaning that the Catholic Party, which is now in power, is anxious to bridge over the differences separating it from the non- Lithuanian minorities in Parliament.
NEW YORK, (J. T, A.).—That their unfortunate experience during many years of persecution and pogroms placed the prospective Jewish immigrant in a position to appreciate the freedom and opportunity that would be afforded ' them in this country, is the conclusion reached by Morris Weinberg, publisher of the Day, the Yiddish daily, in a re¬ port he submitted to Secretary of Labor Davis.
Mr. Weinberg was commissiotied by the Secretary of Labor to gather in¬ formation and .s,ubmit suggestions in re¬ gard to the immigrant situation abroad. He was in Europe for over three months and during that time visited all principal countries west of Russia.
Mr, Weinberg fiijds that there are from 15,000 to 20,000 foreigners in France' who would like to go to Amer¬ ica, out of a total of about 60,000 transient immigrants, some of- whom have adopted themselves to French life; with the others living iri hope to re¬ turn to their native soil.
In Italy he believes there are from 100,000 to 110,000 native Italians ready to emigrate yearly for some years to come.
In Vienna, Mr. Weinberg found that some 10,000 emigrants have applied to the American Consulate for permission to travel to the United States. He be¬ lieves, however, there is a larger number ready to leave, but are kept back by lack of funds;
Miners from Czecho-Slovakia are, rqady to go across, Mr. Weinberg found, many of whom would be a "decided blessings."
The greater part of the report is de¬ voted lo Poland, about which Mr. Wein¬ berg sepaks as follows:
...Jill. £Qim4-.that.raors_than. 5.Q»00iL-enii«_lA-.,i...ii-'«*>i*'-l grants in Poland had already made ap¬ plication to be allowed 'to proceed to .'Airierica. I visited a number of small towns and feel justified in saying that there are at least 50,000 more anxious to come over but who are' kept back by the knowledge that th«y will probably be unable to obtain visas.
"Prospective emigrants in Poland may be divided into two classes. About 50% of those desiring to come to America are Poles of the avdrage grade. These are men generally healthy, and ready and willing to apply themselves to oc¬ cupation requiring hard work. Their chief usefulness would probably be as miners and farm hands.
"Of the other 50% more than 70% would be composed of Jews coming from various provinces of what was formerly the Russian Empire. Their local traits and iinmcdiate surround¬ ings appear strange to the average West European or .American visitor. Change their garb and the surrounding at¬ mosphere and you at once have a type of a man that is ready and willing to work and to learn and to adapt himself to all phases of a new life, and to adopt all traits that we characterize as most desirable in an American citizen. I have seen these people coming from Pinsk, Rovno, Dubno, from various provinces, and found that the greater number arc fitted to join the building trades while the remainder include every conceivable form of trade and artisan- ship.
"These are the same type of people 'who came to this country twenty years ago and more, and that have built' and constructed such vital centers as Brownsville, Williamsburg, East New York and those numerous other sur¬ rounding districts in New York and similar sections in New Jersey, Penn¬ sylvania, etc..
"Of the remaining 30% the greater portion would probably fit into the gar¬ ment and similar trades, while a small portion would of course be composed of parents, wives and children of those already settled in the United States, most of them American citizens and fully equipped to tal|ce care' of and amply provide for their kin.
"These last, mentioned are surely en¬ titled to consideration, if on no other than moral grounds; all the more so as there is no likelihood of their ever be¬ coming a public, charge. Many of them have been deprived of home and shelter and every other possession through no fault of their own. Their unfortunate experiences during many years of per¬ secution and pogrom^ only places them in a position the. better to appreciate thp freedom and opportunity that would be afforded th^m in this country.
"What I have said of Poland may well apply to Lithuania and White Rus- {Concluded on page 4)
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Central Ohio's Onl}f
Jetoish Newspaper Reaching Every Home
®lj0 (^^m 3mxs\^ (Hhranick
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPEk FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Daioted to Jlmerican ¦ and Jewish Ideah
ii';.
Vohiiiio \']—• No. 16
COLUMI'.u.s. oincl si':i'TiQnii':R 7, 19^3
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
JEWISH LEADERS ADOPT NEW PLAN TO SUPPORT U. OF A. H.C.
SYNAGOGUES DAMAGED
BY STUDENT RIOTERS
$500,000 Required Annually to Maintain Religious and Edu¬ cational Activities
ONLY $300,000 FROM ITS
REGULAR SOURCES
NliW YORK.—Wider and more democratic participation in the support of the Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations is the aim of a ".Synagogue Income Tax"—a uniciue plan for finan¬ cing the Union, which was proposed here ycstOrday at a meeting of the Com¬ mittee on Apportioitmenl of Budget of the Union at the Harmony Club. The new plan, vifhich aims lo eliminate an¬ nual drives, is an attempt to shift the burden of finances from the'hidividual to the congregation and is one of the most radical changes ever made in the administration of the internal affairs of the Union, since its inception fifty years ago as an organization for the consolidation and strengthening of American Reform Judaism. The plan was first suggested at the recent Golden Jubilee Convention of the Unioij held in New York, and having been worked out in detail, is meeting with enthusias¬ tic approval from the congregations throughout-the United States which are affiliated with the Union.
Under the new plan when it is eventually adopted by the*congregations, •each synagogue that is affiliated with the Union will be asked to contribute annually toward the budget of the organization a percentage of its total annual income. What' this percentage will be has not yet been determined At present, the Union secures its funds in a variety of ways, chiefly by the in¬ dividual annual membership of men and women who are congregational mem¬ bers. Drives and special donations will be necessary to help cover its present deficit. The sum of $-")00,()00 is required annually lo maintain the religious and educational activities of the^ organiza¬ tion, and only about S!!M(),000 is ob- fained'"" yearly "ifom""!!"?-" Tegular' re¬ sources.
In establishing this plan of financing, the cominittee hopes that it is setting a precedent which will be followed by other national organizations, both Jew¬ ish and non-Jewish, With this new financial plan in operation, it is expected that a most serious hiterest in the ac¬ tivity of the Unioii will be taken by congregational members and with the cessation of continual pleadings and beggings for funds, bigger opportunities for development of larger religious pro¬ grams among the Jews of Aincrica will be afforded. On the Commiltee of Ap¬ portionments of the Union are leading Jews of America. Jacob W. Mack of Cincinnati is chairman, and among those present at the nieeting were Charles Shohl, president of the Union,. David A. Brown of Detroit, Ludwi.^ Vogel¬ stein of New York, and Rabbi George Zepin of Cincinnati, executive secretary.
"The Union "should legitimately look to the congregations rather than to the individuals in those congregations for its support," said Mr.. Mack. "It must be borne in mind that this is an organ¬ ization Of congregations, a union for strengthening of Judaism. The benefits of the Union activities, — its publica¬ tions, its prog;rams, its reiterated ap¬ peals to American Jewry for revival of Jewish devotion to its faith, its rab¬ binical college, and teachers training school-^all these things arc benefits act¬ ing directly upon the congregations. Therefore, we feel that upon them we must place the burden of financing the Union. The individual who pays an annual subscription to the Union may or may not have an enduring interest in it. His intention may be purely philanthi'opic, coming from a sense of duty toward his co-religionists, rather than personal relationship to our work.
"In determining the basis df congrega- tionaltaxation, we decided that the fair¬ est plan would be one based upon the ¦wealth of the synagogue, rather than upon its membership or on;,any otljer basis,
"In deciding on this tax as it must ' eventually become when it is included 111 the congregational constitutions as well as in the constitution of the Union, we are only following the example of our government, of democratic govern- r'ments everywhere, for Democracy hieaiiis the equal sharing of responsibili¬ ties as "well as privileges. We believe that this IS . the first religiouS'phi- lanthropic organization, at any rate the first Jewish organization, to follow the federal government's principles of taxa¬ tion for carrying on its work. That our affiliated groups are welcoming this emergence from the parochial to the national status, is evidenced by the fact that many congregations are planning • (^Cottcluded on Page 2.)
\',VCH.'\RESr, (]. T. A.).—The siiiagogues of Jassy were damaged' and plundered during the attack by students in till" Jewish (|uarter, say reports fioiii Jassy supiiknieiiliiig those previously received. T'he synagogues shared tile fate of the Jewish residences whicli were pillaged.
The initiator of llic excesses, it is Icanu'd. is Professor Careanu who has been arrested. Minister of Education .•\inhelescue returned to Bucharest and announced sttps would be laken to punish the rioters.
oxfm!«ii!Oi!ixami^^
Poland Proposes to Reduce Number of Visas to Jews
Government to Base Plan on Percentage of Jews to
Population <
AUSTRIA HAKENKREUZLER RANKS REPORTED SPLIT
WARSAW, (J. T. A.).—Deplaring that the Government of the United Stages intends cutting the Polish im¬ migration quota because the majority of immigrants co;ning from Poland are Jews, the Kurjer Polski asserts the Polish authorities propose to reduce the number of visas to Jews to conform with the percentage they constitute in Poland's whole population.
The Kurjer points out that last year, out of a total of !)0,000 who emigrated to .\merica from Poland, there were 70,000 Jews admitted to t|ie United Stales and only •20,000 Christians..
The Government is urged by this newspaper to proceed with the elabora¬ tion of a plan for the limiting of Jew¬ ish emigrants "before .\mcrica closes its door to all Polish emigrants."
VIENNA, (J. T. A.).—A crisis has b:en precipitated in the .\ustrina anti- S:mitic Hakenkreuzler organization with the resigation of President Riehl of-the $wastika-and--the-divJKiop ot-tnt organization into two 'factions, one urg¬ ing political methods arid the other more direct force.
One of the factions also demands that the Hakenkreuzler proclaim its inde¬ pendence from the Munich anti-Semitic group led by .A,dolph Hitler, leader of the Bavarian Fascisti. i The official organ of the Haken¬ kreuzler, in its current issue, publiiihes the following new slogan: "No ballots, but bullets; no votes, but storm troops."
There have been recent rumors that the Hakenkreuzler chief had arranged at a conference in Salzberg with the I-Iitleriles that lO.OtiO .-\ustrian ex- soliiiers were to be offered Hitler in the event the Bavarian Fascisti leader starts another "putsch" against the Ger¬ man Reich. It is not known.what ef¬ fect the splitting of the Hakenkreuzlers will have on this plan.
Vienna anli-Seniitic circles lately had been concentrating their efforts under the leadership of Riehl towards obtain- m'i a majority in the forthcoming elec¬ tions for the local town council.
JOHANNESBURG, (J. T. A.).— The fifth Congress of the South .Af¬ rican Jewish Board of Deputies ifnani- niously adopted a resolution protesting against the restrictions upon immigration which, it is charged, are mainly applied to Jews.
Prior to the adoption of this reso¬ lution a report was presented by Mr. Hersch of Johnannesburg, showing the authorities applied to Jewish immigrants from -Europe the section of the im¬ migration act relating to the exclusion of Asiatics. This, Mr. Hersch, de¬ clared, practically suspended nil immi¬ gration of Jiws.
From January to March, 1923, only 10 Jewish immigrants were admitted. During April and May a total of 21 were permitted to enter. The total of Europeans admitted is 1,2'18, he de¬ clared.
LODZ, (J. T. A.).—A new anti- Semitic poster has made it? appearance here. It depicts a, spider, which is dubbed Palestine, seeking^ to wrap its coils around the Polish Eagle.. The poster is to be seen in all parts of the :city.
I
ANNOUNCEMENT
m Bew |?cav (Issue
of the
OHIO: JEWISH CHRONICLE
"Columhas and Ceni'alOhio's grcalesl Wcekjy" Will reach t^vje, y Jowiah home
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTElmER llth
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CABINET REFUSES MORE
POWER TO SAMUEL
I LONDON, fJ. T. A.).—The request, I of Sir Herbert Samuel that wider j powers he conferred upon him and the' .'Xdniiiiislration in Palestiiie has been \ declined, according lo the Cairo corre- t spondeiit of the Daily Express. The correspondent asserts that the Arab Delegation has ascertained in official quarters that the British High Coni- nlissioner while on leave in London had asked the Government to give him greater Ice-way, but that the Cabinet refused.
IMMIGRANTS AN ASSET TO U.S. SAYS JEWISH PUBLISHER.
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PLAN OF JEWISH ;
ARCHITECT GETS PRIZES
BERLIN, (J. T. A.).—Herr Mendel¬ sohn, the noted Jewish architect of Ber¬ lin, has been awarded the first prize fjir the best architectual plan, for the laj;- out of the business section of Haifft, Palestine. Word of the selection .^f Mendelsohn's plan was received here today. ' .|
Herr Mendelsohn was the designer fJf the famous Potsdam tow. Crouse, $1; Carl Ber¬ man, $1; Mr. Friedland, $1; Mr. Ro¬ manoff, $1; A, Seff, $1; Mr. Kriss, ,$1 Mr. Kauffman, $1; Ivreeyoh Society for Cakes, $70:ca; Total, $740.66.
We wish to again express our thanks to each and eyerypne-of (the contribu¬ tors. The Columbus Hebrew School.
NEW YORK.—In response to the request of the Jewish Welfare Board, the Secretary of War has issued in¬ structions to the army, and the acting chief of the Bureau of Navigation has issued instructions to the navy, to the effect that Jewish men in the service be |;rantcd furloughs wherever fiossible to enable them to observe the New Year (Rosh Hashonah), and thp Day of .Monement (Yom Kippur.)
The text of Secretary Weeks' instruc¬ tions is as follows:
"The Secretary of War desires, in order to permit soldJers of the Jew¬ ish faith to participate in the celebra¬ tion of High Holy Days (Rosh Ha¬ shonah), beginning at sundown, Mon¬ day, September 10, 192.3, and.continuing until .sundown Wednesday, September 12, 1022, and of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), beginning at sundown of Wednesday, September 10, 1023, and continuing until sundown Thursday, September 20, 1923, that members of thai: "faith b'e"grafite"d" furlough's for s'uch time as necessary to permit them to be at their homes, when practical, or at places where these celebrations are held, from September 9 to September 14; and from September 18 to 21, 1923, provided 110 interference with the public service is occasioned thereby."
The instructions 'issued by the Navy Department are to the same effect, and it is expected that the U. S. Veterans' Bureau, will also issue a circular letter, granting leave to those men whose physical condition permits to go home.
.'Accordingly, .a large number of the soldiers, sailors, marines and disabled veterans will be able to observe these Holy Days < with their families at home. For those men who will not be able to leave their posts, the board has made arrangements for hospitality, in¬ cluding meals and lodging in communi¬ ties adjacent to the camps and hospitals, for the attendance at religious services. Special provisions will be made for dis¬ abled men, who will be visited .by volun¬ teer committees and the field representa¬ tives of the board. Arrangements for the observance of the High Holy Days have already been made for the ,mcn in outlying stations, comprising China, Ma¬ nila, Hawaii, Panama and Haiti, by the representatives of the board. Prayer books for thp High Holy Days are being distributed, as are also New Year greeting cards • for correspondence with relatives and friends.'
90,000 JEWS IN CREDIT
SOCIETIES OF POLAND
PARIS, (J. T. .A..).—According to the latest report of the Ica, the Associa¬ tion supports two hundred and thirty- five Jewish credit societies in Poland, with a membership of ninety thousand. Three milliard marks have-been placed at the disposail of these institutions,
In the provinces of Vilna-aiid Grodno the Ica also. advanced loans to Jewish agricultural laborers to acquire land.
LITHUANIA'S PREMIER
URGES HARMONY
KOWNO, (J. T, A.).—Speaking at the opening on Sunday of the agricul¬ tural exhibit. Prime Minister Galyanow ski made a bid for the friendship of all minority nationalities ih Lithuania "The cornerstone of Lithuania's internal policy is the social harmony of all na tionalities composing the Lithuanian state," the Premier declared.
Leaders of the minority nationalities are disposed to interpret this as meaning that the Catholic Party, which is now in power, is anxious to bridge over the differences separating it from the non- Lithuanian minorities in Parliament.
NEW YORK, (J. T, A.).—That their unfortunate experience during many years of persecution and pogroms placed the prospective Jewish immigrant in a position to appreciate the freedom and opportunity that would be afforded ' them in this country, is the conclusion reached by Morris Weinberg, publisher of the Day, the Yiddish daily, in a re¬ port he submitted to Secretary of Labor Davis.
Mr. Weinberg was commissiotied by the Secretary of Labor to gather in¬ formation and .s,ubmit suggestions in re¬ gard to the immigrant situation abroad. He was in Europe for over three months and during that time visited all principal countries west of Russia.
Mr, Weinberg fiijds that there are from 15,000 to 20,000 foreigners in France' who would like to go to Amer¬ ica, out of a total of about 60,000 transient immigrants, some of- whom have adopted themselves to French life; with the others living iri hope to re¬ turn to their native soil.
In Italy he believes there are from 100,000 to 110,000 native Italians ready to emigrate yearly for some years to come.
In Vienna, Mr. Weinberg found that some 10,000 emigrants have applied to the American Consulate for permission to travel to the United States. He be¬ lieves, however, there is a larger number ready to leave, but are kept back by lack of funds;
Miners from Czecho-Slovakia are, rqady to go across, Mr. Weinberg found, many of whom would be a "decided blessings."
The greater part of the report is de¬ voted lo Poland, about which Mr. Wein¬ berg sepaks as follows:
...Jill. £Qim4-.that.raors_than. 5.Q»00iL-enii«_lA-.,i...ii-'«*>i*'-l grants in Poland had already made ap¬ plication to be allowed 'to proceed to .'Airierica. I visited a number of small towns and feel justified in saying that there are at least 50,000 more anxious to come over but who are' kept back by the knowledge that th«y will probably be unable to obtain visas.
"Prospective emigrants in Poland may be divided into two classes. About 50% of those desiring to come to America are Poles of the avdrage grade. These are men generally healthy, and ready and willing to apply themselves to oc¬ cupation requiring hard work. Their chief usefulness would probably be as miners and farm hands.
"Of the other 50% more than 70% would be composed of Jews coming from various provinces of what was formerly the Russian Empire. Their local traits and iinmcdiate surround¬ ings appear strange to the average West European or .American visitor. Change their garb and the surrounding at¬ mosphere and you at once have a type of a man that is ready and willing to work and to learn and to adapt himself to all phases of a new life, and to adopt all traits that we characterize as most desirable in an American citizen. I have seen these people coming from Pinsk, Rovno, Dubno, from various provinces, and found that the greater number arc fitted to join the building trades while the remainder include every conceivable form of trade and artisan- ship.
"These are the same type of people 'who came to this country twenty years ago and more, and that have built' and constructed such vital centers as Brownsville, Williamsburg, East New York and those numerous other sur¬ rounding districts in New York and similar sections in New Jersey, Penn¬ sylvania, etc..
"Of the remaining 30% the greater portion would probably fit into the gar¬ ment and similar trades, while a small portion would of course be composed of parents, wives and children of those already settled in the United States, most of them American citizens and fully equipped to tal|ce care' of and amply provide for their kin.
"These last, mentioned are surely en¬ titled to consideration, if on no other than moral grounds; all the more so as there is no likelihood of their ever be¬ coming a public, charge. Many of them have been deprived of home and shelter and every other possession through no fault of their own. Their unfortunate experiences during many years of per¬ secution and pogrom^ only places them in a position the. better to appreciate thp freedom and opportunity that would be afforded th^m in this country.
"What I have said of Poland may well apply to Lithuania and White Rus- {Concluded on page 4)
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